Changes: Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update

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Role-playing game sourcebook about Star Trek IV.

Summary

From the book jacket

All is not well on Terra...

Admiral Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise are en route to Terra to face court martial proceedings for their actions in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The Klingons are demanding custody of Kirk for his part in Genesis while the Genesis controversy rages unabated. And an even more catastrophic danger has materialized to threaten the very existence of Terra.

The Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update contains all the information needed to bring your Star Trek: The Role Playing Game campaign up to date. It discusses the opinions of the Klingons, Romulans, and different factions within the Federation regarding Genesis and contains essays about Operation Armageddon, a Star Fleet computer simulation detailing war between the Federation and the Klingon and Romulan Empires. Sections describe what can be done to prevent the unauthorized use of starships and what sort of military justice the Enterprise crew will face when they return to Terra.

The races of the Federation...

Also included is a 16-page color section illustrating some of the new aliens seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Along with each illustration is a description of the creatures as well as notes on their civilization and history.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Background

This adventure module was sold under the same ISBN as the The Strider Incident (FASA 2226) and the Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans (FASA 2226A).
According to some web sources, ([www.anz wers.org/free/fasa/TheFasaListing/index4.html], [1]) the aliens introduced in Star Trek IV had names assigned by the makeup department production staff; for example, the Efrosians were named for Paramount Pictures's Mel Efros. FASA adapted these canon names for this work.
A follow-up book, the Star Trek V Sourcebook Update, was announced by FASA but never released.

Credits

Editor-in-chief: L. Ross Babcock III
Senior Editor: Donna Ippolito
Layout and typesetting: Tara Gallagher
Paste-Up: Dana Knutson & Todd F. Marsh

References

Federation members

For each of the fourteen aliens showcased in Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update, a table of game statistics is given, along with some background information, including the indigenous and "Terran" names for the homeworlds. The gallery below gives a visual overview of the aliens referenced.

Alien species named in the Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update

The Edoans and Alpha Centaurans were not actually seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, yet they did appear in the sourcebook.

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